Squeezeboxing by Thomas

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Submit Date: 4/14/2006
Format: CD
Category: Mixed Genre

Squeezeboxing

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Artist	Song	Buy
Eläkeläiset	Hump (Finland; Werbung, Baby!, 1999)

Jo Ann Castle	Bumble Boogie (USA; Accordion in Hi-Fi, 1959)

Grace Jones	I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango) (Jamaica; Nightclubbing, 1981)

The Pogues	Streets of Whiskey (England; Red Roses for Me, 1984)

Clifton Chenier	Squeeze Box Boogie (USA; Single, 1964)

The Mighty Accordion Band	April in Paris (USA; They Said It Couldn't Be Done!, 1959)

Attwenger	Deng (Austria; Sun, 2002)

Dick Contino	Lady of Spain (USA; Yours, Dick Contino, 1981)

Sensorama	Where the Rabbit Sleeps (Germany; Projektor, 2001)

Joey Miskulin	The Crazy Accordion (USA; Legends of Accordion, recorded in 1991, released in 1995)

Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys	High Point Two Step (USA; Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, 1992)

Art Van Damme Quintet	Ode to Cleavage or the Camel (USA; Live at Tivoli Gardens, Stockholm, Sweden, 1983)

Edward II & The Red Hot Polkas	Bjorn Again Polka (Mad Professor Mix) (England; s/t EP, 1989)

Spade Cooley	Three Way Boogie (USA; Spadella: The Essential, 1994, recorded in 1946)

Those Darn Accordions!	Perry Mason Theme (USA; Vongole Fisarmonica, 1992)

Wechsel Garland	Verbluten (Germany; Liberation von History, 2002)

Polkacide	Pennsylvania Polka (USA; Hardcore 2/4, 1999)

Buckwheat Zydeco	Ma 'tit Fille (USA, The Big Easy OST, 1987)

Hey	Sans toi (Germany; 4saisons, 1999)

Carlos Libedinsky	Trancetango (Argentina; Aldea Global, 2001)

Guy Klucevsek	Awakening (USA; Scenes from a Mirage, 1987)

Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit	Rastafahndung (Germany; Playing Secret Rhythms, 2002)

Astor Piazolla	Tres minutos con la realidad (Argentina; Live at the BBC, 1989)

Värttinä	Nahkaruoska (Finland; Iti, 2003)

M. A. Numminen	Vad är? (Finland; Dägä Dägä, 2003)

Comment:

A few years ago, I translated a book by James Ellroy called "Hollywood Nocturnes" which, among other stories, featured the novella "Dick Contino's Blues", in which JE spins a fictitious yarn about the LA accordion virtuoso and veteran Z-movie actor being involved in a scam during which, as usual with Ellroy, many a poor sucker gets killed and Contino wins the busty, great-lookin' dame in the end. In one of the best scenes a down-home fucked-up 'n gun-toting Spade Cooley figures rather prominently. So for a couple of years I kept looking for Contino's records but couldn't find any. When I finally located an old Rhino comp featuring the track included here at the library two months ago, I decided to devote a little mix to the squeeze box, although I must admit it doesn't really rank among my favorite instruments.
So here's the result which is by no means comprehensive. There's no Eastern European stuff (simply cuz I don't own any or would have had to cull stuff from mixes I got from some of you) and nothing from the Middle or Far East, but there's a fair amount of polka, tango, cajun, zydeco, folk, reggae, dub, jazz, e-z listening and even a bit of weirdness to hopefully keep it entertaining. Enjoy - and read "Dick Contino's Blues"!

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Barrydali
Date: 4/14/2006

Excellent stuff, this looks like a hell of a musical adventure.

p the swede
Date: 4/14/2006

wonderful, my father plays the accordion but mostly Swedish stuff, like Kjell Kraghe, Pepparn and Gnesta Kalle

Dead Man
Date: 4/14/2006

Very cool.

Nest of Vipers
Date: 4/14/2006

This one looks like a real fun listen; good title.

hemizen
Date: 4/14/2006

Read and loved the book. Great idea for a mix.

lanhamyodel
Date: 4/14/2006

This mix looks great, even without Schwyzerörgeli.

tornadoZ
Date: 4/14/2006

I love the accordian! it's so... unusual and looks like such fun to play. Jo Ann Castle rocks! (if possible w/ the squeezebox) one of my favorites missing here is Charles Magnante. but who cares; this looks incredible!

Mark Petruccelli
Date: 4/14/2006

Like the Buckwheat, Mamou Playboys and love Chenier and Astor Piazolla. In a turn I could never have seen for myself, I now play in a band that has 2 accordian players (we wear matching outfits too!)

Mixxer
Date: 4/14/2006

Looks fascinating.
The accordion has become traditional in Cajun music, but its roots are not real deep; the Cajuns picked it up from German musicians here in the US, and adopted it.
"Ode To Cleavage" sounds like a great theme for a song. Mama's got a squeezebox she wears...? But the 'tit in "Ma 'tit fille" is just Cajun shorthand for "petit" or "petite."

Luke79
Date: 4/14/2006

Very interesting.

GambleOn
Date: 4/14/2006

Wow, this seems like one really interesting listening experience.

sammyg123
Date: 4/14/2006

You've got my attention. I'd love to hear this.

joey de vivre
Date: 4/14/2006

Lady of Spain! Spade Cooley! and Hey!

This looks like so much fun, it makes me wish

we could straighten out that e-mail snafu & get some more transatlantic trades

going.

My accordion sampler is much kitschier than yours, but oh man would I like

to be able to offer

Accordion Without Tears in exchange for this one. Any chance?

jab
Date: 4/14/2006

damn. thats neat.

SwankQueen
Date: 4/14/2006

Wheeeeeee! Too cool.

Moe
Date: 4/14/2006

Looks fabulous -- accordian' to me (okay, I said the same thing on joey's mix - but you gotta admit it's pretty damn hysterical.) Nice to see the squeezebox being utilized by contemporary artists, since it's got a bit of an unhip reputation. Cover is marvelous too. Five stars!

blasikin
Date: 4/14/2006

I love this, and a great excuse to get the Pogues, Grace Jones, and and Clifton Chenier together in one place! Hot dog.

valis
Date: 4/15/2006

Ah, "Schultze Gets the Blues" and goes to Berlin where he meets a translator-of-merit working on a mix devoted to the accordion. A lot of good stuff here Thomas. (No Brave Combo?)

Slack-a-gogo
Date: 4/15/2006

Very nice. Once I got passed the polka stuff I wouldn't remember where to look for accordian music in my collection.

jonpoi
Date: 4/16/2006

Extremely cool and I am extremely envious of the brain behind the cover. Dat's a good vun.

Nomates
Date: 4/17/2006

You are a very clever man. I am enlightened and entertained -- and that's without even hearing this mix -- now atsa some nifty.

Dom1
Date: 5/24/2006

Evenin' Sir, due to personal problems I missed this mix so apologies...as ever an original, interesting mix..& well designed cover..pleased to see The Big Easy sndtrck got a work out!

telephone
Date: 11/15/2006

Hi
4,000,000 Telephones here,I thought you might like to know that the telephones have re-released the original album on cd, including cereal commercial, on Summerhouse records. We loved the idea of being included in your mix, just wondered where you heard of us from. Keep well,

Richard

musicgnome
Date: 7/31/2007

COME BACK, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lanhamyodel
Date: 2/22/2008

Now that I've listened to this mix several times I can say that it pushes all the right buttons for me. The opening track is the only one I wouldn't want to listen to over and over. All the other picks are inspired, and they work so well together. I love the straight-forward polkas as much as the more on-the-edge stuff (9, 16, 20-22), and the stylistic contrasts make this a very stimulating satisfying listening experience. Any chance that you will issue a second volume?

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